discord-free-game-notifier

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Send webhook to Discord when a game goes from paid from free on Steam, Epic, GOG and Ubisoft.

Docker

There is a docker-compose.yml file in the root of the repository. Please fill in the values in the .env file and run docker-compose up -d.

Usage (Windows)

• Install Python
  • Add Python to PATH during installation.
• Download or clone the repository.
  • Download the repository as a zip file and extract it.
  • git clone https://github.com/TheLovinator1/discord-free-game-notifier.git (if you have Git installed)
• Open the extracted folder in File Explorer.
• Shift + Right-click in the folder and select "Open PowerShell window here".
• Set the execution policy to allow running scripts.
  • Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser
  • Type Y and press Enter.
• Create a virtual environment and activate it.
  • python -m venv .venv
  • .\.venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1
• Install the dependencies.
  • pip install -r requirements.txt
• Rename .env.example to .env and fill in the values.
  • Rename-Item .env.example .env
  • notepad .env
• Start the bot.
  • python .\discord_free_game_notifier\main.py
• The bot will now check for free games every 15 minutes and send a message to the webhook.
• Data is stored in %appdata%\TheLovinator\discord_free_game_notifier.
• To stop the bot, press Ctrl + C in the PowerShell window.

Usage (GNU/Linux)

• Install Python
  • Ubuntu/Debian: sudo apt install python3 python3-pip
  • Fedora/RHEL: sudo dnf install python3 python3-pip
  • Arch/Manjaro: sudo pacman -S python python-pip
• Download or clone the repository.
  • git clone https://github.com/TheLovinator1/discord-free-game-notifier.git
  • Or download the repository as a zip file and extract it.
• Change directory to the root of the repository.
  • cd discord-free-game-notifier
• Create a virtual environment and activate it.
  • python -m venv .venv
  • source .venv/bin/activate
• Install the dependencies.
  • pip install -r requirements.txt
  • Or poetry install if you have Poetry installed.
• Rename .env.example to .env and fill in the values.
  • mv .env.example .env
  • nano .env
• Start the bot.
  • python ./discord_free_game_notifier/main.py
  • Or poetry run bot if you used Poetry.
• The bot will now check for free games every 15 minutes and send a message to the webhook.
• Data is stored in ~/.local/share/discord_free_game_notifier/.